Saying yes

Saying yes

I’ve been trying to say YES more. So, today I said YES. Because – why not? Bubbles are fairly cheap. And the giggles and fun are sweet memories that these sisters will hopefully carry for a long time. And it wasn’t a huge mess to 

Ellie is 18 months!

Ellie is 18 months!

Where has the time gone?? She doesn’t say very many words – Mama, hat, this, “go,go,go” & then makes a lot of sounds “shhhh” for shoes, “ssss” for socks. She has sounds for many of her siblings. She also uses many signs like eat, more, 

Mandatory Fun Day!!!

Mandatory Fun Day!!!

We had originally wanted to have some families over today. The Sunday before Memorial Day the past few years we have had a bunch of people over to swim and eat and it has been a lot of fun. This year we had 50 people! 

Needing rest…

Needing rest…

I had a rough day yesterday. By evening I was beat & knew we needed something fun & easy. I had spent an hour in the afternoon playing games on the Wii with the younger 5 as that was all I could give at that 

Family Bible Time

Family Bible Time

Every morning at 7am you will find us in the front room for our Family Bible Time. This has become a very special time for our family. We spend time talking about The Verse of the Day from the Bible app we use. We welcome 

Miscellaneous pictures August 2019

Miscellaneous pictures August 2019

I always have random pictures that don’t fit in a particular group, so I figured I should make a monthly post of them.

Cantigny Park Day Trip Part 4

Cantigny Park Day Trip Part 4

A few more random pictures that McKaylee took at Cantigny Park….

Cantigny Park Day Trip Part 3

Cantigny Park Day Trip Part 3

After touring the beautiful grounds & the big house, we made it through the tank park & the Division Museum. Sadly, by the time we got to the museum, we only had an hour left, so we rushed through it. It was really fascinating. Most 

Cantigny Park Day Trip Part 2

Cantigny Park Day Trip Part 2

A few more pictures from our Day Trip to Cantigny Park….

Cantigny Park Day Trip Part 1

Cantigny Park Day Trip Part 1

We took a day trip today to Cantigny Park in Wheaton. It was about an hour & a half drive. Some friends of ours recommended it to us & we were excited to visit. The weather was beautiful, especially for August! Mid 70s & gorgeous!